Verdi - La Traviata / Callas, di Stefano, Bastianini; Giulini

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This live recording of the 1955 Visconti production at La Scala is the best of the available Maria Callas Traviatas. Aside from a minor pitch problem or two, she's in great voice, coloring phrases to reveal character and investing the coloratura with variety and passion. Her "Addio del passato" is heart-breaking. She fully captures Violetta's pride and vulnerability in the scene with Germont, though her partner, Ettore Bastianini, sings insensitively, if beautifully. Giuseppe Di Stefano is all one could ask for as Alfredo. Carlo Giulini conducts a performance that delivers all the lyricism and drama of the score. The recorded sound is primitive, but in EMI's latest transfer you can listen through it to a wondrous performance. --Dan Davis

Verdi - La Traviata / Callas, di Stefano, Bastianini; Giulini, Music, Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestra e coro del Teatro alla Scala, Carlo Maria Giulini, Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Ettore Bastianini, Silvio Maionica, Luisa Mandelli, Arturo La Porta, Classical, Classical Music, Italian Romantic Opera, Opera, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio, Opera/Operetta
Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera live 1955) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Carlo Maria Giulini, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan
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 Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera live 1955) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Carlo Maria Giulini, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan
Giuseppe Verdi , Orchestra e coro del Teatro alla Scala , Carlo Maria Giulini , Maria Callas , Giuseppe di Stefano , Ettore Bastianini , Silvio Maionica , Luisa Mandelli , and Arturo La Porta
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ASIN: B00000630Y
Release Date: 1998-03-17

Tracks:

  1. La Traviata: Preludio (Orchestra)
  2. La Traviata: Act One: Dell'invito trascorsa e gia l'lora
  3. La Traviata: Act One: Libiamo, ne' lieti calici
  4. La Traviata: Act One: Che e cio (coro/Violetta/Flora/Marchese/Barone/Dottore/Gaston/Alfredo)
  5. La Traviata: Act One: Un di felice, eterea (Alfredo/Violetta)
  6. La Traviata: Act One: Ebben? Che diavol fate? (Gastone/Violetta/Alfredo)
  7. La Traviata: Act One: Si ridesta in ciel l'aurora (Flora/Gastone/Barone/Dottore/Marchese/Coro)
  8. La Traviata: Act One: E strano! E strano!
  9. La Traviata: Act One: Ah, fors'e lui che l'anima
  10. La Traviata: Act One: Follie! follie! Delirio vano e questo! (Violetta)
  11. La Traviata: Act One: Sempre libera (Violetta - Alfredo)
  12. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Lunge da lei
  13. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: De' miei bollenti spiriti (Alfredo)
  14. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Annina, donde vieni?...Alfredo?...Per Parigi or or partiva (Alfredo/Annina/Violetta/Germont)
  15. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Pura siccome un angelo
  16. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Non sapete quale affetto
  17. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Un di, quando le veneri
  18. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Ah! dite alla giovine
  19. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Imponete...Non amarlo ditegli
  20. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Morro! La mia memoria (Germont/Violetta)
  21. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Dammi tu forza, o cielo! (Violetta/Annina)
  22. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Che fai?...Nulla (Alfredo/Violetta)
  23. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Ah, vive sol quel core all'amore mio! (Alfredo/Commissionario/Germont)
  24. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Di Provenza il mar (Germont /Alfredo)

Tracks:

  1. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Avram lieta di maschere la notte (Flora/Marchese/Dottore)
  2. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Noi siamo zingarelle (Coro/Flora/Marchese/Dottore)
  3. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Di Madride noi siam mattadori (Coro/Gastone/Flora/Dottore/Marchese)
  4. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Alfredo! Voi!
  5. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Invitato a qui seguirmi
  6. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Ogni suo aver tal femmina (Flora/Gastone/Barone/Dottore/Marchese/Coro)
  7. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Di sprezzo degno se stesso rende (Germont/Alfredo/Flora/Gastone/Barone/Dottore/Marchese/Coro)
  8. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Alfredo, Alfredo, di questo core (Violetta/Germont/Alfredo/Gastone/Barone/Dottore/Marchese/Coro)
  9. La Traviata: Act Three: Preludio (Orchestra)
  10. La Traviata: Act Three: Annina? ...Comandate? (Violetta/Annina/Dottore)
  11. La Traviata: Act Three: Teneste la promessa
  12. La Traviata: Act Three: Addio, del passato (Violetta)
  13. La Traviata: Act Three: Largo al quadrupede (Coro)
  14. La Traviata: Act Three: Signora!... Che t'accadde?
  15. La Traviata: Act Three: Parigi, o cara (Annina/Violetta/Alfredo)
  16. La Traviata: Act Three: Ah, non piu, a un tempio
  17. La Traviata: Act Three: Ah! gran Dio! Morir si giovine (Violetta/Alfredo)
  18. La Traviata: Act Three: Ah! Violetta...Voi, signor!
  19. La Traviata: Act Three: Prendi, quest'e l'immagine (Germont/Violetta/Alfredo)
  20. La Traviata: Act Three: Se una pudica vergine (Violetta/Germont/Alfredo/Annina/Dottore)

Amazon.com essential recording

This live recording of the 1955 Visconti production at La Scala is the best of the available Maria Callas Traviatas. Aside from a minor pitch problem or two, she's in great voice, coloring phrases to reveal character and investing the coloratura with variety and passion. Her "Addio del passato" is heart-breaking. She fully captures Violetta's pride and vulnerability in the scene with Germont, though her partner, Ettore Bastianini, sings insensitively, if beautifully. Giuseppe Di Stefano is all one could ask for as Alfredo. Carlo Giulini conducts a performance that delivers all the lyricism and drama of the score. The recorded sound is primitive, but in EMI's latest transfer you can listen through it to a wondrous performance. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Verdi: Opera LaTraviata.......2007-07-04

Enjoyable recording,singers Maria Callas, DiStefano,Bastianini surperb. Clarity as if recently recorded. Orchestra and chorus fantastic.

5 out of 5 stars The Sound is very listenable.......2007-01-05

Don't be put off by other reviewers' rants on the sound of this superb performance. If you're comfortable listening to some of the better Opera D'Oro sets, you'll find this more than satisfactory. I ordered it recently despite those complaints and am VERY glad I did. If you want to hear truly unforgivable EMI sound of a pirate Callas, listen to the MACBETH; you'll then see what a good job EMI did with this Callas performance. But if you decide you want the Lisbon TRAVIATA instead of this one, just about everyone says the Pearl is far superior to EMI in their remastering job.

4 out of 5 stars Come closer to Maria Callas.......2007-01-03

This CD is a master piece of Maria Callas' performance. Together with Stefano, they created a milestone that their followers are difficult to overpass. Listen to this live, you feel you were back in 1955. The atmosphere it produced is fresh and new to the later generations. But because the record technique as mono, not stereo, if you feel untolerable for the mono, it will cut your expectation little bit. But generally, if you are really a fans of Maria Callas, you will definately like it.

5 out of 5 stars Best of La Traviata and Maria Callas.......2006-11-13

Even though this recording is not stereophonic, you can still enjoy the marvelous voice of Maria Callas. You don't have to see her performance to understand how artistic she was. With her voice she was not actually singing, but she was acting as well. Not many singers could portrait Violetta's character like Maria Callas portraits in this particular recording. I would definitely recommend everyone who is interested in operas or not interested at all. La Traviata in general is a very light opera, so you do not have to be an opera buff to like it.

5 out of 5 stars Simply the best..........2006-03-19

This recording of one of the greatest Verdi's opera is surely the best I've ever heard. Callas was at her top, others interprets are excellent also. A great historical piece of art.

Verdi: La Traviata (Complete) [Germany]
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    		Verdi: La Traviata (Complete) [Germany]
    Callas , Di Stefano , Bastianini , Zanolli , Mandelli , Zampieri , La Porta , Giulini , and Orchestr
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    ASIN: B0009S2FPQ
    Release Date: 2006-05-03
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      Manufacturer: Angel Records
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      ASIN: B000002S3Y
      Release Date: 1992-10-20

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      1. Norma - Cavatine
      2. Norma - Recit: Fine Al Rito E Il Sacro Bosco. & Cabalette: Ah! Bello A Me Ritorna
      3. Norma - Scene & Duetto: Oh! Rimembranza!...Lo Fui Cosi
      4. Norma - Finale: Oh Non Tremare
      5. Norma - Trio: Oh Di Qual Sei Tu Vittima
      6. Norma - Recit: Me Chiami, O Norma!
      7. Norma - Duetto: Deh! Con Te
      8. Norma - Duetto: Mira, O Norma...Cedi, Deh Cedi
      9. Norma - Duetto: In Mia Man Alfin Tu Sei
      10. Norma - Finale: Norma! Deh! Norma Scolpati!

      Tracks:

      1. Lucia Di Lammermoor - Cavatine: Regnava Nel Silenzio
      2. Lucia Di Lammermoor - Sulla Tomba Che Rinserra
      3. Lucia Di Lammermoor - Qui Di Sposa Eterna Fede...Ah! Soltanto Il Nostro Foco
      4. Lucia Di Lammermoor - Ah! Verranno A Te Sull'aure
      5. Lucia Di Lammermoor - Recitatif: Appressati, Lucia
      6. Lucia Di Lammermoor - II Pallor Funesto, Orrendo
      7. Lucia Di Lammermoor - Soffriva Ne Pianto...Un Folle T'accese
      8. Lucia Di Lammermoor - Che Fia?... Suonar Di Giubilo
      9. Lucia Di Lammermoor - Se Tradirmi Tu Potrai...Tu Che Vedi Il Pianto Mio
      10. Lucia Di Lammermoor - Dov'e Lucia?...Qui Giungere or La Vedrem
      11. Lucia Di Lammermoor - Piange La Madre Estinta
      12. Lucia Di Lammermoor - Chi Mi Frena In Tal Momento?
      13. Lucia Di Lammermoor - Eccola!
      14. Lucia Di Lammermoor - II Dolce Suono
      15. Lucia Di Lammermoor - Spargi D'amaro Pianto

      Tracks:

      1. La Traviata - Brindisi: Libiamo
      2. La Traviata - Duo: Un Di Felice, Eterea
      3. La Traviata - Ebben? Che Diavol Fate?
      4. La Traviata - E Strano! E Strano!
      5. La Traviata - Ah, fors'e Lui
      6. La Traviata - Follie! Follie!
      7. La Traviata - Sempre Libera
      8. La Traviata - Pura Siccome Un Angelo
      9. La Traviata - Non Sapete Quale Affetto
      10. La Traviata - Un Di, Quando Le Veneri
      11. La Traviata - Ah! Dite Alla Giovine
      12. La Traviata - Imponete... Non Amarlo Ditegli
      13. La Traviata - Morro! Morro! La Mia Memoria
      14. La Traviata - Teneste La Promessa
      15. La Traviata - Addio Del Passato
      16. La Traviata - Parigi, O Cara
      17. La Traviata - Ah, Non Piu
      18. La Traviata - Ah! Gran Dio! Morir Si Giovine
      19. La Traviata - Ah, Violetta
      20. La Traviata - Prendi, Quest'e L'immagine
      21. La Traviata - Se Una Pudica Vergine

      Tracks:

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      2. Madama Butterfly - Bimba Dagli Occhi Pieni Di Malia
      3. Madama Butterfly - Vogliatemi Bene
      4. Madama Butterfly - Air: Un Bel Di Vedremo
      5. Madama Butterfly - Ora A Noi
      6. Madama Butterfly - E Questo? E Questo?
      7. Madama Butterfly - Che Tua Madre Dovra
      8. Madama Butterfly - Va Via!
      9. Madama Butterfly - Scuoti Quella Fronda Di Ciliegio
      10. Madama Butterfly - Or Vieni Ad Adornar
      11. Madama Butterfly - Choeur A Bouche Fermee Choeur
      12. Madama Butterfly - Duo: Gia Il Sole!
      13. Madama Butterfly - Air: Con Onor Muore

      Tracks:

      1. Tosca - Gente La Dentro!
      2. Tosca - Mario! Mario!
      3. Tosca - Ah, Quegli Occhi... Qual Occhio Al Mondo
      4. Tosca - Floria! Amore!
      5. Tosca - Se La Giurata Fede Debo Tradir
      6. Tosca - Vissi D'arte, Vissi D'amore
      7. Tosca - Vedi, Ecco, Vedi, Le Man Giunte Io Stendo A Te
      8. Tosca - E Qual Via Scegliete?
      9. Tosca - E Lucevan Le Stelle
      10. Tosca - Ah! Franchigia A Floria Tosca
      11. Tosca - O Dolci Mani
      12. Tosca - E Non Giungono
      13. Tosca - Com' E Lunga L'attesa
      14. Tosca - Presto! Su, Mario! Andiam!
      Verdi: La Traviata
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        Manufacturer: Myto Records Italy
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        Release Date: 2006-03-28
        Maria Callas in Giuseppe Verdi's LA TRAVIATA with Giuseppe di Stefano, Ettore Bastianini, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan, Carlo Maria Giulini
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          Verdi - La Traviata / Maria Callas · di Stefano · Bastianini · Giulini
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            		Verdi - La Traviata / Maria Callas · di Stefano · Bastianini · Giulini
            Giuseppe Verdi , Carlo Maria Giulini , Maria Callas , Giuseppe di Stefano , Ettore Bastianini , Silvio Maionica , Luisa Mandelli , Franco Ricciardi , Arturo LaPorta , Giuseppe Zampieri , Silvana Zanolli , and Antonio Zerbini
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            Meet Violetta Valéry, a woman who goes from one wealthy lover to the next, who lives in physical luxury and with a growing distress of spirit at the slow advance of a deadly illness. Then love enters her life unexpectedly. A young admirer at one of her lavish, meaningless parties pours out his soul to her, and she begins to hope that what remains of her empty life may be transfigured by love. It happens for a painfully short while; then her happiness is destroyed, first by the mandates of bourgeois morality (what the politicians now call "family values") and then by death. Maria Callas embodies this character as no other soprano ever has. Her colleagues are not quite up to her level, but her conductor is, and that's what really matters. --Joe McLellan

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